Monday, 2 November 2015

My Audi A7 Black Edition
When I started this blog I wanted it to cover most things that are of interest to me, I have started off by showing my OO gauge model railway and now I show another love of my life and that is cars that I have owned over the last few years so I may as well start with my current car.

As I am coming up for retirement I decided that I would buy a car that would last me a good few years and as I am a big Audi fan then one of the cars on my shopping list was the beautiful Audi R8 but after careful consideration I decided that this really wasn't the car that was for me on various fronts so that was crossed off. The other Audi on my list was an Audi A7, I had always liked this car as it was unusual in the fact that it is a large car but in the shape of a 4 door coupe - an unusual design.

My local Audi centre invited me to a private Friday evening viewing of all the cars for sale both new and secondhand and as I was in the market for another car then I thought why not, nothing to loose. I arrived at the centre and walked into the main showroom and within about three seconds I spotted it - the car I just new I had to have - it was literally love at first sight with this piece of Sprint Blue awesomeness.

The deal was done within the hour and a deposit paid.

It took about 2 weeks for it to be prepped, registered and my private plate transferred over to the A7 and the day finally arrived when it was delivered onto my drive, a brand new Sprint Blue A7 3 litre Turbo Diesel.




A year and a half and 13000 miles later I still feel as if I am getting into a brand new car every time I open the drivers door, it is brimming with modern technology, can be driven like a big armchair wafting me to my destination in utter comfort or at the touch of a switch, can deliver the thrill of a powerful sports car with decent handling to match. It is unusual to find a car in this colour called Sprint Blue as most A7's are either white, silver, grey or black and at the time of buying this A7 then this was the only A7 in this colour within the UK so is a very unique car for that alone.

I will be updating this blog with various other cars that I have owned over the years and guess what? The previous three other cars were all Audis - but not A7's!    
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11 comments:

  1. Unknown3 November 2015 at 00:09

    Ok, mor creepiness lol!! One of my fave current cars, is the A7! :O why............? PURELY for the rear end!!! That body shape over the rear lights is gorgeous!!

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    1. Unknown3 November 2015 at 18:27

      I wouldn't had put you down to be an A7 fanMatthew but glad you are - I thought you were more a VW man but you're right, that rear end is to die for, just look at the size of those arches - lovely!

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  2. Unknown3 November 2015 at 21:02

    Im not really into my modern stuf at all, bt me n the Mrs hav always said that if we cud go out n buy any brand new car as a daily driver, id pick the A7, and she wants a Q7 lol! Alas, throw a rat looking Mk1 Golf in my direction, or owt a bit mor retro, n id snap the hand off :)

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    1. Unknown3 November 2015 at 22:10

      Nothing wrong with a rat Mk1 Golf mate - I wouldn't mind one myself or better still, the pick up version - nice!

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    2. Unknown5 November 2015 at 20:01

      OOOOOOOOF, the pick up version, yes please!!! American Ford pick ups i hav soft spot for, esp the F100

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    3. Unknown5 November 2015 at 20:05

      Now you're talking! My favourite all time ever, ever car I would love to own is a '57 Chevy Bel Air (Coupe or convertible) in red and white or blue and white - straight with no custom job - yummy!

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    4. Unknown5 November 2015 at 22:12

      Yep, can toatally appreciate that!! I watch an American programme called Fast n Loud, dunno if u hav heard of it? But they once restored a Bel Air, light blue, but kept all the natural rust and grime colours from being left as scrap by adding clear laquer?! It lookd brilliant once finished!

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  3. Unknown8 November 2015 at 10:05

    I did look at the A7 when looking for my next car but as they where pretty new the price was a little to much for me but I did get my boyhood dream car a Jaguar mines an XF 3.0 ltr and just like yours its a delight to drive either waffting or a little bit faster.The side profile of the Audi is to me anyway very close to the Jag as well.

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    1. Unknown8 November 2015 at 11:08

      I too have had my fair share of Jags in the past plus a long wheelbase Daimler Sovereign too (XJ6 style) which was like driving a hotel suite!! A beautiful car. You're right, the side profiles are similar. It's always nice to achieve those boyhood dreams - well done buddy. ;-)

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  4. Unknown28 April 2016 at 21:46

    hi,Graham love your Audi mate lovely colour ,sorry about all the crap you were having mate,the trouble is you are a very nice bloke and this must get up the noses of people with very little of there own so its very easy to click and for them to feel some sort of satisfaction ever thing you have got has come buy some very hard work all your life like my self by the way inspired by your very self have just got myself an Audi TT so cheers mate and at the tender age of 66 feckem all lol. take care son all the very best and kind regards sir paddy

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    1. Unknown28 April 2016 at 22:00

      Hi Paddy and thanks for the kind words mate, they really are appreciated and 100% correct too. Well if I get up peoples noses then that's their problem, not mine. Your right, I have worked for every single penny and have never had a single payout from rich parents either. So as you say - feckem all! lol. What TT did you get out of interest? Cheers for now. .......Graham

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